ABN Amro Investment Solutions Acquires 17,373 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

ABN Amro Investment Solutions raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 16.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 122,899 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 17,373 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $27,491,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Bank of America lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $214,200 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.0%

VRSK opened at $170.66 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $181.86 and a 200-day moving average of $201.49. The stock has a market cap of $22.36 billion, a PE ratio of 25.98, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.72. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK) is a data analytics and decision?support provider that helps organizations assess and manage risk. The company supplies data, predictive models and software to customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, government, energy and other commercial markets. Its offerings are designed to support underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection and regulatory compliance, enabling clients to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.

Verisk’s product portfolio combines large proprietary datasets with analytics platforms and industry?specific applications.